North Korea Annual Unemployment Rate

North Korea's annual unemployment rate rose to 2.86% in 2024, up from 2.83% in 2023, according to World Bank. This represents an increase of 0.03% from the previous year. North Korea has annual unemployment rate lower than the global median (2.86% vs median 5.23%). Compared with the median in Asia, North Korea is lower (2.86% vs regional median 4.05%) and ranks 33rd out of 48 countries in Asia.